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A sermon preached before the antient company of Black-smiths in S. Marie Magdalens Church in London on Saint Iohn Baptist day last. 1611. By William Holbrook
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Holbrooke, William.
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STC 13566; ESTC S119075
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it in these daies which ariseth partly from our selues partly from you that be of this trade from vs because we consider not the necessity of it which if it were considered it would worke a greater regard of it and the persons professing it especially such of them as bee godly That it is of necessity who can deny can the Husbandman till sowe and reape without the helpe of it can the Marriner trauaile the Seas without it can the Carpenter build without it can the Soldier fight without it can any manlye in his house sleepe safely in his bed and haue his goods in house shop and ware-house safe without this trade I know he cannot who then can say he hath no need of a Blacke-smiths helpe If this were considered surely we should esteeme it more then we doe The second cause in ourselues why we so little esteeme it is because we are like children and fooles carried away with shewes of things not considering the truth and substance of them we see the trade not so sweet and pleasant as other trades bee nor the persons so beautifull and fashionable as others for the most part and hence it is wee come so little to respecte the Trade Alas here is our sinne and folly that we iudge of things according to the outward appearance wee consider not this as the ordinance of God and how profitable it is to the common wealth wel let vs iudge more wisely of these things and not be carried awaye with shewes Hence it conmeth that diuers Trades neither warrantable nor profitable bee so much admitted as toye-makers and makers of newe fashiond follies and the like this is the bane and will prooue the great impouerishment of the kingdome at the length that needlesse yea gracelesse trades be sett vp and this and such as this be be so much neglected well the worth of these will appeare more carendo quam fruendo but the inutilitie of these worthlesse trades magis fruendo quam carendo These are too principall causes why wee so little obserue and regard this trade so obserued of God as wee see Let vs amend the things that are in our selues taking away the clouds that haue so dazeled our eyes that we haue not seene nor rightly iudged of the worth of this trade let vs esteeme it of more worth and regard for the time to come And from these causes in our selues let vs discend to the causes in your selues why it and yee come to be so basely reputed and esteemed as your are The causes in your selues be diuers First in perticuler and inferior parties some of you giuen to intollerable drunkennes other to hastines vncivill and Churlish behauiour at home and abroade I knowe ye be fierie fellowes many of you by nature and your fiery workes further it therefore you should striue and set grace in the highest roome it deserueth it Secondly the cause is in you that be Gouernours First in your owne persons falling many times into these sinnes how can the body be sound when the head is thus sicke I would I did not speak truly both concerning the Gouernors of this and other companies for the most part Secondly in that you doe not rule as you should seeing these vices especially drunkennes and the like publick notorious sinnes so disgracefull to your trade and profession punished and this is the fault both of you that bee gouernors ouer the whole company and of you that be gouernours in another sence ouer some fewe namely of those that be committed to you in seruice and be vnder your roofes you should not permit any of these sinnes to harbour in them Thirdly the cause is amongst you all and that in choosing oft tymes vnfit men to these places of gouernment men more fit to bee gouerned then to gouerne being men either of scandalous life as drunkards and the like Wennes I say and wartes to the body of a common wealth better spared then preserued Can there or did there euer come any good to a company by the gouerment of such men I trow not Therfore beloued if you would haue that esteme and doe desire your trade should be of that credit it is meet you should haue it be of then euerie one in perticuler that is guilty of the foresaid sinnes of drunkennes of hastye anger of vnciuill Churlish behauiour Let him labour for grace whereby he may become temporate slowe to anger and of a meeke and quiet spirite which are things both with God and men much set by And for you that are Gouernors ouer the whole company either present or are newely to be established walke as men blamelesse in your owne carriages and for your owne examples and vse your authoritie for the reforming of these sinnes amongst many of you be not led by fauour to some nor fewe The faces of others doe what your places require you and the Lord is with you For you that are Gouernors in families looke to those that are in your tharge which if euery one would make conscience to doe as he standeth charged before God to doe then such enormous vices would be redressed amongst you To conclude with application to you all in the electing and establishing of your Gouernors as the Mastier and Wardens let your eyes hearts and hands goe with such that be of lawfull Trades of blameles liues and that can rule gouerne their owne Howses well for how canne you looke for a good gouernment from those that knowe not how to gouerne themselues nor their owne familyes oh choose men fearing God hating couetousnes and such as will be men of courage for good and against sinne Thus haue I shewed you the antiquitie and the obseruablenes of your trade as it is in truth As also how both you and it come to be so disgracefull amongest men It behoueth you to remoue the causes and so the effect will be remoued so shall your trade be of more esteeme in the world and you of more respect with God and man Which God for his mercies sake in Christ Iesus who is blessed for euer graunt Amen Amen FINIS Errata PAg. 1. line last read genuine p. 2. l. 4. adde the l. 13 r. mentioned p. 4. l. 20. r. Prosecution p. 5. l. 9. read giue in p. 6. l. 1. read seeking p. 7. l. 1. read from p. 10. l. 10. read ergo course l. 17. course p. 12. l. 17. adde and p. 13. l. 3 read spoute into l. 19. adde vm twice p. 16. l. 29. leaue out Thirdly p. 17. l. 2. leaue out the l. 7. read by l. 10. read bona nascuntur l. 11. bona p. 21. l. 23. read in a p. 22. l. 20. premised p. 23 l. 18. r. an p. 24. l. 15. r. deuil l. 18. r. idlesbyes l. 19. vsurers p. 26. l. 21 r. expresse l. 22. r. yea p. 32. l. 25. 4. r. customers p. 34. l. 18. adde of p. 37. l. 4. r. this l. 9. r. his p. 39. l. 5. r. you p. 40. l. 21. r. nor feare the faces l. 25. r. charge To the Reader THinke not Christian Reader that I take any delight to be seene in Print and thereby to bring my selfe vpon the Stage of the World and vnder the censure thereof I haue little reason to take delight heerein if I consider the readines of many to carpe and rather to finde faults happily where there be none then to mend any or my owne insufficiency to this worke Yet what will not Ionathan doe for Dauid At the earnest seeking of my Christian friends whome this specially concerneth haue I bene drawne to consent to the publishing of this worke If you finde good in it or by it pray for Gods blessing vpon it and for me though the most worthles of the Lords worthies that I may by my Ministerie fetch water that is teares of vnfained repentance out of the hearts of the vncircumcised Philistines to their saluation and the praise of his glorious grace who is blessed for euer Farwell Thine in Christ Iesus WILLIAM HOLBROOKE Doct. Reas Reas Motiues to perticuler callings 2. Coll 3.12 Doct. Reas Reasons why Vsury no calling of God Rules to be obserued in working in particuler callings Doct. Reas Rules to the obserued in attaining skill in our calling Rom. 8.11 Doct. Causes why this Trade is so basely esteemed from others Causes in Black-smiths